Yoga Privates are sessions led by a Registered Yoga Teacher tailored to you or a small group. Email fitness@umaryland.edu to get started or for more information

Mad Dog Spinning Certification

URecFit is hosting a Mad Dogg Spinning certification class on Saturday, December 3rd from 8am - 5pm. The class costs $270 for students (discount code needed) and $325 for non-students. Sign-up at www.spinning.com. For more information and student discount code email pdemers@umaryland.edu.

The Campus Life Weekly is a weekly publication produced and distributed by the Office of Academic Affairs. It was launched in the Fall of 2010 to serve as a vehicle to aid students in advertising and learning about events and activities that were open to the entire student population -- thus encouraging interdisciplinary interaction.

This fall's symposium will address bullying policy as it relates to LGBT youth and the school system. The first panel will discuss the meaning of bullying for LGBT youth in the context of schools as well as the recent trends in severity and type of bullying aimed at this population of students. The second panel will analyze the current policies, and lack thereof, that protect LGBT students in schools.

The event agenda and additional information can be found on the school's website. Please email Rrgcfall11@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

2011 USGA Fall Formal

United Student Government Association

Friday, November 11

7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

B & O Railroad Museum

901 West Pratt Street

Cost: $20 for Students and $25 for Guests (Limit one guest per student, must present valid student ID to purchase tickets).

Dress: Formal Attire

USGA is excited to announce that tickets for the USGA Fall Formal are on sale now through November 11th in the SMC Campus Center, Suite 302 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m..

There will be light food, beverages, casino, DJ, and dancing!

Bring ID if you plan on using the open bar.

Transportation: 200 parking spots available on site, Charm City Circulator Orange Line stops in front of the museum and runs until 12:00 a.m.

Apply for the Maryland Student Regent Position

The Office of Student Services is excited to announce the opportunity to apply for the position of University System of Maryland Student Regent. In this position, you will serve on the Maryland Board of Regents. This is an extremely important and honorable position, and all interested students are encouraged to apply. From all of the applications, the University of Maryland will select one to submit to the state to be considered for final selection.

For a more detailed position description and application please email Ms. Cyndi Rice at crice@umaryland.edu in the SMC Campus Center, Suite 302

Deadline to apply is November 11 at 5:00 p.m.

National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week

November 12 - 20th is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. UM students have been organizing with 7 other area schools to plan the following events. Please join us!!

Saturday, November 12th at 7pm - Hip Hop and Funk Benefit Concert

Monday, November 14th at 12:15pm - Lunch time panel on Veterans and Homelessness in room 349 at the SMC Campus Center. FREE PIZZA LUNCH!

Thursday, November 17th at 8pm - Trivia Night at Pickles' Pub!

Saturday, November 19th at 6pm - Sleep-Out at City Hall!! - "A Bench is Not a Bed."

Historically, universities have made contributions to their host cities by providing advanced instruction to train professionals, applying research initiatives to address local needs, and developing collegiate public service programs to address community concerns. All of these activities are part of the University of Maryland mission; however, urban universities across the United States are considering other ways in which they may directly intervene to stem the decline of neighborhoods that surround them. Join us as we continue our year-long discussion on Urban Renewal with Deputy Mayor Kaliope Parthemos & other members of City Hall.

A reception will follow the event.

Angles of the Battlefield:

Nursing during the Civil War

School of Nursing Museum

Open until January 27

School of Nursing, Room 727

The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) Museum, founded in 1999, is now open after undergoing a major renovation. The museum explores the history of nursing in the U.S. and at UMSON since the School's founding in 1889. The changes to the permanent gallery update the story of nursing to address contemporary developments such as new nursing specialties, contemporary nurse-led research, and the ongoing nursing shortage.

In addition, the two new temporary exhibit spaces ensure that visitors will always be met with dynamic, fresh content. The current rotating exhibit, "Angles of the Battlefield: Nursing during the Civil War," - on display during the 150th anniversary of the start of the conflict - will be open until January 27, 2012.

Take the scary and confusion out of nutritional supplements. There is so much confusion on what vitamins to take, how much, and harmful amounts that it makes it hard for individuals to know what's best for their body. Chris D'Adamo, Ph.D. from the Center for Integrative Medicine will clear up the mystery in a one hour presentation.

Let the Baltimore American Indian Center show you the meaning of sacred cultural dances, also seen as an expression of prayer in motion.

Also, view a American Indian cooking demonstration followed by a food tasting.

For a full listing of American Indian Heritage Month events and activities, click here.

Tap Water Challenge

SSW Sustainability Committee

Monday, November 14

12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.School of Social Work, Room 2W11

In response to Governor Martin O'Malley's pledge to "Think Outside the Bottle" and stop purchasing bottled water for government facilities, which have access to clean and safe drinking water, the School of Social Work Sustainability Committee offers a Tap Water Challenge! Take the blind taste test and see if you can tell the difference between bottled and tap water.

Support Global Brigades at UM

Our mission is to develop sustainable health initiatives and provide relief in Central America where access to healthcare is limited. During our trip in January we will be making hygiene kits. Donations for items such as zip loc bags, and toiletry sized shampoo, toothbrushes/paste, or over the counter medications that are sealed and unexpired such as vitamins and aspirin, are all welcome! These items will be used directly for those in need in Panama.

Baltimore Sun correspondent Tim Wheeler reports on the environment and the Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, he has focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, he's crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. He loves seafood, rambling in the country and will share his good stories.

Annual Eid Dinner

Muslim Student's and Scholar's Association

Tuesday, November 15

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

SMC Campus Center, Room 349

MSSA and USGA are proud to sponsor the Annual Eid Dinner for Fall 2011.

Come join us for kabob, rice, stews, desserts and drinks! Free food! Great food, great fun, great experience! We look forward to seeing you there!

Attend this session to learn what causes problems with body image and eating patterns. This includes using eating way too much, way too little and using food as a form of comfort. Learn ways of addressing these issues to get yourself on your way to a healthier lifestyle.

Take a break and enjoy some refreshments and conversation! Learn more about the Wellness Hub and the programs they offer.

Project Feast Interdisciplinary Mixer

Wednesday, November 16

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Pickles Pub

The School of Pharmacy and School of Medicine are sponsoring the annual Project Feast Interdisciplinary Mixer. Wristbands can be purchased at the door for $5, with all the money going towards Project Feast. There will be free food until the tab runs out and great drink specials all night long. Come out and meet students from all different schools of UM Founding Campus and promote interdisciplinary affairs.

Project Feast provides a home-cooked meal for the homeless and less fortunate in Baltimore on Thanksgiving. The School of Medicine has worked with the City of Baltimore to promote Project Feast for many years and would appreciate your support! Monetary donations and a clothing drive will be accepted all night.

It can be tough to maintain your weight over the holiday season...weigh in at the Fitness Desk from November 21st - November 23rd and challenge yourself to stay active over the holiday season. We will hold a post weigh-in from January 9th-11th and a Fitness Champion T-Shirt will be awarded to those that can stay within 3 pounds of their pre-holiday weight!

This orientation program assists new J-1 researchers and professors in acclimating to the university, Baltimore and the United States. Topics covered include applicable immigration regulations, office and university services, concepts of cross-cultural communication, housing information, and community resources. The goal of this program is to provide opportunities for new J-1 scholars to meet each other and ISSS staff members. Attendees will receive valuable information to help with their transition, as they settle and become active at the university.

Self-awareness provides the foundation for cultural competence. A culturally competent leader works to understand his/her own biases as well as patterns of discrimination. Attendees will be asked to participate in their own candid, reflective discussions to address issues such as race, class, discrimination, and diversity (including a self-assessment of their own values, behaviors, and attitudes pertinent to these issues).

A safe environment will be created in order to encourage leaders to tell their own stories and share values, beliefs, assumptions and expectations they hold. These self-discovery exercises will aid in creating leaders who interact effectively with people of different cultures, ethnicities, races and/or backgrounds.

Glenn Ross, voted Baltimore City Paper's Best Community Advocate, will lead a bus tour of toxic sites in Baltimore City. These sites of urban development most of which are inhabited by minorities and low-income citizens have been disproportionately affected by dangerous environmental policies. A question-and-answer session will follow.

The Maternal & Child Health Scholars at the University of Maryland School of Social Work are putting together an interdisciplinary course that will be offered to all students on campus this January. Below is a brief description of the course:

This is a one-credit interdisciplinary course that will include a two-day classroom session and a related community service project to be completed during the spring semester. There are no prerequisites.The course will explore the complex effects of substance abuse during pregnancy by looking at social determinants of health (e.g. institutional racism, legal implications, and economic disparity), outcomes in maternal health (e.g. mental health issues) and child health (e.g. low birth weight, fetal alcohol syndrome). The potential stigmatization of these populations will also be discussed with an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration. Speakers from diverse professional backgrounds will address multiple facets of the issue.

Come party before finals hit and support Global Medical Brigades at UMB while you're at it. Proceeds go directly to help buy medications and supplies for those who do not have access to healthcare in Panama.

Project Feast is a student-run initiative designed to serve Thanksgiving dinner to 400+ homeless men, women, and children of Baltimore that has been running for over 20 years.

Shifts of volunteers of 2 hours each are needed any time after 8:00 a.m. for volunteers to help set up donations and to serve the Thanksgiving dinner to those are in need. In addition, donation boxes for food and winter clothing are set up in each of the University of Maryland professional schools and the SMC Campus Center.

Project Feast is co-sponsored by the Medical Alumni Association, USGA, and the School of Medicine Student Council.

President Jay Perman, MD will host monthly office hours where students can make appointments for private meetings. "One of the great rewards of my job is meeting with our students and learning about them, their hopes, and their concerns," Perman said. "I always have fantastic conversations with students and I look forward to hearing more about what we are doing right and what we need to be doing better." Students will have the opportunity to meet with Dr. Perman in 15 minute time slots.

*If the time you selected is already reserved by another student there will be more opportunities available next month.

Interdisciplinary teams of students will have an opportunity to utilize the abundance of available health data to develop effective, innovative, new applications that take on the nation's pressing health issues.